Piglet exposure to soil before weaning reduces the post-weaning growth check and increases carcass weight
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
2005
Conference Title
Tenth Biennial Conference of the Australasian Pig Science Association
Place of Publication
Christchurch
ISBN
978-0-9806880-4-7
ISSN
1324-9177
Keywords
pigs, swine
Disciplines
Meat Science
Abstract
Weaner pigs produced outdoors have been reported to experience less of a growth check after weaning and to dress out heavier than their indoor counterparts reared in conventional or deep-litter pens (Payne et al., 2003). Pre-weaning nutritional differences that occur between indoor and outdoor production systems may influence subsequent performance. This study was carried out to investigate, in isolation from other physical and behavioural variables, the effects of offering substrates to piglets farrowed indoors that are commonly only available to piglets farrowed outdoors
Recommended Citation
Payne, H,
Mullan, B P,
Nicholls, R R,
McCullough, S M,
and
Pluske, J R.
(2005), Piglet exposure to soil before weaning reduces the post-weaning growth check and increases carcass weight, Tenth Biennial Conference of the Australasian Pig Science Association, Christchurch, pp.158-158.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/conf_papers/190
